Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Pittsburgh
We thought we were done with our series of posts profiling various “secondary” legal markets. But then several of you reminded us about Pittsburgh.
So sure, Pittsburgh. From a recent Pittsburgh Business Times article:
[S]tarting pay for law school graduates entering the local work force is increasing this year….
Pitt grads joining Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Duquesne University School of Law alums tapped by Pepper Hamilton LLC, both Downtown [in Pittsburgh], will earn $145,000, according to the schools and the firms, which are both based in Philadelphia. Top dollar for a local firm was $125,000 in 2006.
This is an improvement from 2006. Back in November 2006, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported on top starting salaries in Pittsburgh of $135,000, from national firms, and $110,000, from local firms.
Will law firm associates in the Steel City see further increases anytime soon? Or will things stay as they are for a little while? Feel free to discuss in the comments.
Starting salaries for Pitt, Duquesne law school grads on the rise [Pittsburgh Business Times]
Lawyers’ starting salaries rise 7 percent as local firms try to keep up [Pittsburgh Business Times]
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